Bibimys chacoensis
Appearance
Taxonavigation
[edit]Familia: Cricetidae
Subfamilia: Sigmodontinae
Tribus: Akodontini
Genus: Bibimys
Species: Bibimys chacoensis
Name
[edit]Bibimys chacoensis (Shamel, 1931)
Holotype: USNM 236239, adult ♂, skin and skull.
Type locality: “Las Palmas, Chaco, Argentina.” According to the itinerary of Alexander Wetmore (1926:3), the collector of the type, he arrived at Puerto Las Palmas on July 12, 1920, and immediately traveled to “the little village of Las Palmas, headquarters for a large estancia, that covered 60 leagues of land.” There, Wetmore worked until August 2. Thus, the type specimen of chacoensis was secured somewhere around the current town of Las Palmas (ca. 27.0485°S, 58.6889°W), Bermejo, Chaco province, Argentina.
Combinations
[edit]- Akodon chacoensis Shamel, 1931: 427 [original combination]
- Bibimys chacoensis: Massoia, 1980: 285 [name combination]
References
[edit]Primary references
[edit]- Shamel, H.H. 1931. Akodon chacoensis, a new cricetine rodent from Argentina. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 21: 427–429. BHL
- Massoia, E. 1980. El estado sistemático de cuatro especies de cricetidos sudamericanos y comentarios sobre otras especies congenericas (Mammalia- Rodentia). Ameghiniana 17: 280–287.
Links
[edit]- Bibimys chacoensis in Mammal Species of the World.
Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn M. (Editors) 2005. Mammal Species of the World – A Taxonomic and Geographic Reference. Third edition. ISBN 0-8018-8221-4. - IUCN: Bibimys chacoensis (Least Concern)
Vernacular names
[edit]English: Chacoan Akodont